International Federation of Cheerleading

International Federation of Cheerleading

Type	International Federation
Founded	1998
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Website	http://ifc-hdqrs.org/index.php

The International Federation of Cheerleading (IFC) was formed in 1998 and is an international confederation of national Cheerleading organizations. Its primary activities are organized through standing Commissions that are each responsible for some aspect of the sport's development worldwide. The IFC sponsors a variety of international cheerleading competitions, including the Cheerleading World Championships. IFC headquarters is located in Tokyo, Japan.

Objectives

The objectives of IFC are to promote the sport of cheerleading worldwide, to spread knowledge of cheerleading and to develop friendly sporting relations among the member associations/federations.

Activities

IFC undertakes and administers the following activities to attain the objectives mentioned above; To promote cheerleading activities globally. To hold, authorize, cooperate with, and co-host world/international championships. To determinate competition and safety rules. To approve and increase the number of international judges. To develop coaching systems and increase the number of international coaches. To organize cheerleading clinics and lectures based on international rules. To present information and assist research on cheerleading. To edit and publish books, auditory tapes, films, and the like. To allow companies, individuals and other associations to contribute to or support IFC. To undertake other necessary activities to attain IFC’s purpose.

Governance structure

The IFC has an elected President, a Senior Vice-President, two Vice-Presidents, and other council members. Day-to-day operations of the IFC are the responsibility of the IFC Secretariat and Assistant to the Secretariat. Several standing commissions of the IFC are responsible for the development of the sport world-wide. These commissions include:

• Cheerleading Group Stunts
• Partner Stunts
• Coaches
• Judges
• Medical
• Competitions & Development
• Education
• Rules
• Mixed Group
• All Female

Competitions IFC & Members

• Cheerleading World Championships (CWC): The CWC is held every two years since 2001 and to date the competition has been held in Japan, the United Kingdom, Finland and Germany(Bremen). Hong Kong will host the forthcoming 6th CWC at the Honk Kong Coliseum November 26th & 27th 2011.

• Asian Thailand Open Invitaional (ATCI): Organised by the Cheerleading Association of Thailand (CAT) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the International Federation of Cheerleading (IFC). The ATCI is held every year since 2009. At the ATCI many teams from all over Thailand compete, joining them are many invited neighbouring nations who also send cheer squads.

• National Cheerleading Championships (NCC): The NCC is the annual IFC sanctioned national cheerleading competition in Indonesia organised by the Indonesian Cheerleading Community (ICC). Since the NCC2010 the event is now open to international competition, representing a significant step forward for the ICC. Teams from many countries such as Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, participated in the ground breaking event.

• Cheerleading Asia International Open Championships (CAIOC): Hosted by the Foundation of Japan Cheerleading Association (FJCA) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the International Federation of Cheerleading (IFC). The CAIOC has been a yearly event since 2007. Every year many teams from all over Asia converge in Tokyo to compete.

• Pan-American Cheerleading Championships (PCC): The PCC was held for the first time in 2009 in the city of Latacunga, Ecuador and is the continental championship organised by the Pan-American Federation of Cheerleading (PFC). The PFC, operating under the umbrella of the International Federation of Cheerleading, is the non-profit continental body of cheerleading whose aim it is to promote and develop cheerleading in the Americas. The PCC is a biennial event and was held for the second time in Lima, Peru November 2010.